Tuesday, May 2

• Downburst impacts Middletown

• New Mayor and city officials sworn in at first Lincoln City Council meeting of the new fiscal year - Album

• Lincoln Landscape Waste Facility now open on Wednesdays

• National Day of Prayer to be observed Thursday with two prayer services

• Lincoln College Adds Public Forum to Graduation Events
  Honorary Doctoral Candidates Will Take Part in Leadership Panel Friday

• Illinois DCFS urges the public to keep children safe near water
  May is Drowning Prevention Month in Illinois

Monday, May 1

• Mill on 66 - Route 66 Museum celebrates grand opening

  • Huge turnout for Mill on 66 - Route 66 Museum Grand Opening

  • Governor Bruce Rauner joined by Representative Tim Butler and representatives of Route 66 organizations and LaHood's office cutting ribbon at the Mill on 66

  • Crowds gather on opening day - slideshow

  • A peek at what you'll find at the Mill - slideshow

  • Logan County Route 66 history at the Mill on 66 - slideshow

  • Be sure to visit the gift shop! - slideshow

  • Rainy day dampens the Route 66 Vehicle Parade - Album

  • The Mill Grand Opening: Blessing of the bikes

  • Bikers endure the rain to attend Blessing of the Bikes - slideshow

• Hartsburg-Emden High School 2017 Junior-Senior Prom

  • Hartsburg-Emden Prom "Perfect" despite gray skies and threatening weather

  • Prom Grand March - slideshow

  • Time with family and friends - slideshow

• Logan County Board meeting schedule for May Pdf

• From the Lincoln Public Library

  • May Library Notes

• Carroll Catholic School May Calendars Pdf

Saturday, April 29

• Logan County Board honors State Champions Mount Pulaski 7th Grade Volleyball Team

• You are invited to see twelve new businesses in one location!

• “Turn Around Don’t Drown”
  Illinois State Police urge motorists to avoid crossing flooded roadways

• IEMA Encourages People to Stay Aware, Be Prepared for Severe Storms, Flash Flooding
  ‘Turn Around, Don’t Drown’ are words to live by in flash floods

• LCU Board of Trustees member Habeeb Habeeb to be guest speaker at commencement services May 6th

• Healthy Communities Partnership urges parents to beware of drinking at prom and graduation
  Drunkstopper.com helps law enforcement stop under age drinking parties

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  “Took 60 years of farming to get this tired.”

• Five Tips for Container Gardening Success
  By Melinda Myers

• Governor Rauner Submits Statements of Economic Interest

Friday, April 28

• County briefs: Heads up to farmers, get that permit before you build
  No increases in animal control contracts

• 2016 Logan County Final Multiplier Announced
  For tax liability to be paid in 2017

• Celebrating Arbor Day - Kickapoo Creek Park gets new shrubs

• Master naturalists combat invasive shrub species with removal and replacement - album

• Illinois American Water Encourages Customers to Participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
  Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 29, 2017

• Residents of the Christian Village Make Donations

• Class of 2017

• Hartsburg-Emden High School

• Hartsburg-Emden Junior High

• New Holland-Middletown Middle School

• Olympia Middle School